
One day after President Trump pledged at his inauguration to be a "peacemaker and unifier," the U.S.'s two most powerful adversaries agreed to work more closely on overhauling a world order they see as orbiting around the West.
In a video call on Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping promised to work hand-in-hand, in what could prove to be the first indication of a new phase in their deepening confrontation with Washington.
Neither side mentioned the U.S. president in statements released after the call. But with global attention focused on Trump's return to office and the flurry of executive orders he has signed, Beijing and Moscow made clear they are still reading from the same page, whatever is happening in Washington.
The Kremlin ensured nobody missed the point.
This story is from the January 22, 2025 edition of The Wall Street Journal.
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